Summary
Natasha Brown: Amphitheater
This visionary and uncompromising novel tells the story of a woman who carefully chooses her way throughout her life through the ruthless worlds of privilege - both at work and in personal relationships - until one day she is suddenly stopped by a life-and-death decision. Growing up in the era of the credit crunch. Cultivating yourself in a hostile environment. Enrollment in college, education, starting a career. Everything seems right. Buying an apartment. Buying art. Buying some kind of happiness. But above all - don't stand out. Keep quiet. And push further. The narrator of the novel *Amphiteatar* is a British woman of African descent. She is getting ready for a lavish garden party at her boyfriend's family estate, deep in the English countryside. At the same time, he reexamines the carefully composed parts of his own identity. As the minutes tick by, he can't escape the most important question: is it time to tear it all down? *Amphitheater* is a story about the stories we live in – stories about race and class, safety and freedom, about winners and losers. It is also the story of a woman who dared to take control of her own story, even at the cost of her life. With a steely, unwavering gaze, Natasha Brown demolishes the mythology of whiteness, arranges its fragments in an orderly sequence and leaves.
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